If we want to avoid that fate, we need leaders on both sides to stand up for free expression. Not just when it’s popular. And not just for their own side, writes Brad_Polumbo. Kudos to Rep. RoKhanna for doing just that.
The “Twitter Files” released by new CEO Elon Musk have set the internet ablaze. They cast new light on the sketchy coordination between Twitter and Democratic political operatives that ultimately resulted in the platform’s bizarre decision to censor a huge New York Post story about the Biden family right before the 2020 election. But there’s one, so far largely overlooked, bright spot that emerged from this story: We apparently still have one Democrat in Congress who’s fighting for free speech.
According to Taibbi, who reported the first batch of the Twitter Files, Khanna was the only Democrat who contacted Twitter to push back on its big censorship decision. — Matt Taibbi December 3, 2022 For this, the California congressman, as progressive as he may otherwise be, deserves tremendous credit. Not only is he absolutely right on the merits — the New York Post story has since been confirmed, and a major newspaper ought never to be censored from sharing its reporting — but Khanna took this stand even though it cut against his party’s interests and even though free speech is increasingly out of favor among Democrats.
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